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  1. #1
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    Cad/Cam

    I'm looking for a Cad/Cam package that is capable of doing mill turn work (sub spindle + Y + live tooling).

    Non commercial licence (R&D + student demos..etc)

    We already have a high end package, but i'm looking for something I can run on my laptop and bring too and from work. Is there anything on the market that is affordable (less than say $1000). I would be paying for this myself.

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    Re: Cad/Cam

    Bob CAD/CAM, with some haggling LOLOL....

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    Re: Cad/Cam

    Fusion 360 may work, full featured professional CAD/CAM software. Not sure how many axes they are supporting at this time, they keep adding features. Free to hobbyists, students, and startups.

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    Arrow Re: Cad/Cam

    Quote Originally Posted by Jim Dawson View Post
    Fusion 360 may work, full featured professional CAD/CAM software. Not sure how many axes they are supporting at this time, they keep adding features. Free to hobbyists, students, and startups.
    I had a brief look at Fusion 360, it's lathe support seems to be poor at this time and I hate the idea of having models / programs on the cloud.


    I will have a look at Bobcad/cam,

    There website indicates that they support Mill-Turn

    Mill Turn & Multitasking CAD-CAM by BobCAD-CAM | BobCAD-CAM

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    Re: Cad/Cam

    Just googled some of the prices, I think I'm going to forget this idea.

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    Re: Cad/Cam

    If you're a student (ie you have a student ID of pretty much any kind), PTC will do a ridiculously cheap copy of Creo Parametric including the NC Machining module which supports mill-turn centres and stuff like that. About USD15k a seat loaded up like that for the full version and AFAIK a few hundred bucks or less for students. Only gotcha is that you can't load anything that was saved in the student version on a full licence install.

  7. #7
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    Re: Cad/Cam

    If you are an Student i am sure that all CAD cam vendors will help you have a look at bobcad v29 i am happy with it


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